Global Collapse

Chapter 193 The Sadness of Guiguzi
After all, Gu Mian is a doctor, so he was able to determine the general direction of the heart based on the density and direction of these suspected blood vessel lines.

"Judging from the density distribution..." Gu Mian pointed in a direction: "It should be over there."

Is this the location of the heart? The fat man looked in the direction Gu Mian was pointing: "Doctor, do you want to have your heart checked?"

He felt that if Gu Mian really wanted to go there, it wouldn't just be to take a look; she would probably do something else.

Gu Mian stroked her chin: "I guess this activity is entirely supported by the heart. If the heart fails, the entire activity will collapse."

Then you definitely can't go!
The fat man remembered that they were still in the real world, and if the event collapsed, it would mean that the ghosts in the event would not be able to return to the instance world.

How terrible this is!

"Listen to me," Gu Mian put her hand down, "The active heart is crucial, so the ghosts guarding the heart must be exceptionally powerful."

The fat man, holding the lantern in his hand, nodded in realization.

"Then the reward for riddles around the heart may be higher."

The fat man listened to Gu Mian's words: "Logically speaking, that makes sense, but will anything unexpected happen if we go there..."

Gu Mian understood what the fat man was worried about.

He glanced at the person next to him and said, "Anyway, if an accident is going to happen, it will happen anywhere."

That makes sense.

Anyway, if an event wants to collapse, it will collapse no matter what; that's pretty much the gist of it.

"Let's go," Gu Mian said, and walked in that direction.

Chu Changge didn't say anything and followed.

The fat man glanced worriedly in Mr. Green's direction, only to see that Mr. Green seemed unaware that Gu Mian was walking towards his heart, his face completely at peace.

"I hope this peace can last," the fat man prayed, and then followed Gu Mian.

It's past 10 o'clock now, and the event has been going on for more than three hours. The group noticed that as time went on, they were encountering fewer and fewer players.

Previously, you could see players hurrying by from a great distance, but now you can walk a long way and not see a single person.

The fat man was somewhat dazed; he felt as if he were in an empty city.

"There must be quite a few dead and injured." Chu Changge looked at the ground.

Gu Mian remembered that there were quite a few people when she came in, but she didn't know how many of them were able to stand up for the event.

"Speaking of which," the fat man said curiously while looking around, "I saw quite a few troops come in before, so how come we've only encountered those few so far?"

It refers to Hanshan and his group.

Gu Mian shook her head: "They probably gathered together and then went somewhere else, which just happened to be away from us."

There are many scenic spots in Hengdian. Gu Mian and her group walked for several hours and still couldn't finish visiting one of them, so it's not surprising that they didn't encounter it.

The night wind howled, blowing through the pale lanterns overhead, causing them to sway and collide with each other, making a soft clattering sound.

The fat man suddenly spoke up: "By the way, doctor, do you remember that White Impermanence from earlier? The one named Xie Bi'an."

“I remember,” Gu Mian stroked her chin, “He said someone was following us… It seems the person who was following us was also being followed by something.”

The fat man asked curiously, "But doctor, you don't seem to care much about who's following us."

“Because I’ve observed it,” Gu Mian said matter-of-factly. “There’s no one else around except for that timid green-clad person. I’m also quite curious about where the people he mentioned who are following us are.”

The fat man tilted his head: "Ah, there were quite a few scammers before this game started. Maybe that person was just trying to trick us into playing?"

Gu Mian said, "He must have a lot of free time."

At this moment, Chu Changge, who was standing next to him, suddenly stopped in his tracks: "It shouldn't be."

The fat man looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Chu Changge continued, "Don't you guys think this person sounds familiar?" Familiar?

The fat man found it strange; he had only ever heard of describing someone as "familiar to the eye," not "familiar to the ear."

Chu Changge's voice continued: "As for the description of this person, he was covered from head to toe, not a single inch of skin was exposed, and his voice was very pleasant..."

Chu Changge's description brought back some memories for the fat man: "I remember when we stayed at the hotel, wasn't there someone across the street who never went out?"

When the hotel owner described this person, he used the phrases "wrapped up tightly" and "had a very pleasant voice."

This description... seems to refer to the same person...

A night breeze blew by, and the fat man couldn't help but shiver.

This person... was nearby when they stayed at the hotel, and even now that they've entered the event, he's still haunting them.

"Is this person a ghost?" The fat man tried to touch his hairy arm, but because the clothes were too thick, he couldn't touch it at all.

"The name is weird too, it sounds like a ghost messenger," the fat man muttered. "It can't really be a ghost messenger, can it?"

Chu Changge continued, "In short, it's best to be careful of this person and try to avoid contact with him in the future."

The fat man looked at Chu Changge with a puzzled expression, as if Chu Changge meant that they would encounter this person again in the future.
Because there was no external interference, Gu Mian and the other two walked very quickly.

Not long after, the fat man heard the doctor at the front suddenly stop and speak: "Look at the direction of these lines. Follow this road forward, and you should reach the heart in about five minutes."

The fat man craned his neck to look ahead: "Then let's keep going..."

He suddenly realized something and glanced at the time. Good heavens, it was already 10:34. The next wave of ghosts would arrive in less than a minute.

Upon seeing the time, the fat man's heart skipped a beat. He then looked around and saw a cluster of two-story buildings not far away.

He immediately threw away the lantern in his hand, then pulled Gu Mian toward the buildings. Just as they were halfway there, the three of them suddenly heard a familiar voice.

They looked up and saw a pale face peeking out from a window on the second floor.

If we hadn't heard the commotion from above, most people would probably have been scared half to death by that face.

"Damn it!" the fat man cursed, "Trying to scare someone to death!"

Gu Mian immediately took a close look at the pale face above. The face looked very familiar; it was the face of a soldier they had encountered not long ago. Gu Mian remembered that his name was 'Ghost Valley Master Who Kills Ugly'.

However, this person's face wasn't this pale when I saw him last time. Did something happen?

"Come up quickly!" A weak voice came from the pale face by the window, sounding somewhat unlike the person's own.

The fat man stared at the pale face, hesitated for a few seconds, and began to suspect that the person on it was not a living person, but a ghost in disguise, given how strange the situation was.

After hesitating for a few seconds, the fat man turned his head to Gu Mian and Chu Changge beside him, seemingly wanting them to make the decision.

Chu Changge didn't hesitate and immediately said, "Go to the building next to them."

Upon hearing this, the fat man immediately ran towards the second floor next door.

Time is running out; if we dawdle any longer, we might just run right into a ghost's face.

Gu Mian and the other two entered the house in no time, and in the meantime they heard Gui Gu's somewhat exasperated voice.

Even as they climbed to the second floor of the building, Guigu, who lived upstairs next door, was still muttering something under his breath.

Gu Mian went to the window, from which he could see the situation on the other side. He immediately saw Gui Gu's furious face behind the window on the other side.

"Come down quickly, that house can't hide anyone!" The person on the other side was very angry, but still tried to keep their voice down.

Guigu took a deep breath: "They've searched very thoroughly. Hurry up and run over, there's still time!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, a rustling sound came from outside.

The dangerous five minutes have arrived.

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